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Committee hears testimony for and against expanding ban on project‑labor requirements in public contracts
Summary
Senate Bill 925 would expand the prohibition on government entities using project‑labor agreements (PLAs) for public work contracts funded with local, state, federal or ratepayer money. Labor groups and building trades opposed the expansion, saying PLAs increase productivity, training and local hiring; proponents said the expansion levels the
Senate Bill 925, filed by Senator Hancock, would extend a statutory prohibition on discriminating against a bidder based on project‑labor agreements (PLAs) to include contracts funded with local government money, governmentally administered financial assistance and ratepayer/user fees.
Hancock described the substitute as clarifying coverage of federal matching dollars and aligning…
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